Lightning vs Light

Side-by-side comparison of Lightning and Light — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lightning

Boy name

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Name B

Light

Boy name · Rank #5600

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lightning Light
Current Rank Unranked #5600
Total Births (all years) 11 154
Peak Year 2021 2021
Peak Year Births 6 26
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2021 2008

Births by Decade

Decade Lightning Light
2000ss — 7
2010ss — 55
2020ss 11 92

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lightning Light
2014 — 8
2015 — 7
2016 — 6
2017 — 12
2018 — 7
2019 — 9
2020 — 12
2021 6 26
2022 5 24
2023 — 13
2024 — 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2021–2022.

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